In Las Vegas, @CortezMasto is set to give victory remarks in just a few minutes, following media calls of her win in #nvsen yesterday evening
Will tweet highlights in the thread below >>
Cortez Masto takes the stage to chants of her name from assembled labor union members
After introductions, Cortez Masto takes the mic
“First of all, thank you Nevada,” she says
Cortez Masto: “we’ve known this was going to be a tough campaign … so when the National pundits said I couldn’t win, I knew Nevada would prove them wrong”
Cortez Masto shouts out labor union support, says they are “the essential workers on the front lines,” says she will fight for workers “no matter what”
Referencing her Latino heritage, Cortez Masto calls it “the story of so many Latino families across the state”
“I know my family … would be so proud to see me serving as the first Latina in the US Senate”
Cortez Masto says Nevada “rejected the far right politicians working to divide us”
Cortez Masto says she’d block any Republican attempts to create a national abortion ban
Cortez Masto says she’ll work to bring down housing costs and “creating good paying union jobs” in the state.
Cortez Masto thanks organized labor for backing her, as well as her husband and family
Says the election is “often toughest on the family”
Cortez Masto also takes a beat to praise her Senate staff, organizers and campaign team
Cortez Masto also acknowledges other Democrats up and down the ticket, including Gov. Steve Sisolak.
Says she’s looking forward to working with Nevada Dems re-elected to Congress
And that does it for Cortez Masto’s remarks, with a chant of “six more years” breaking out right at the end there
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At a press conference today, Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria says county is "coming to the close" on counting. Says 1,200 ballots go through yesterday, all mail that's left are "cures" and ID required ballots.
Correction: 1,200 went through yesterday,
Gloria said today is the last day for US mail, but they received just 7 ballots
Asked about military voters, Gloria says there are a large number of military voters/veterans who have claimed Clark County as their home residence, making them eligible to vote in the county